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Drafted by Rep. Gerry E. Studds (D-Mass), who is openly gay, the letter calls the Army's decision demanding that the Washington University student, James M. Holobaugh, repay the scholarship money "fundamentally unfair; it would also reflect an appalling mean-spiritedness which has no place in ROTC...
While refusing a ROTC cadet commission becauseof sexual orientation is not uncommon, the recentcase is the first time that a student has beenordered by the Army to repay scholarship money,according to Kathleen T. Dyer, an aide to Studds...
Holobaugh, formerly a University of Missouristudent, won a four-year ROTC scholarship toattend Washington University in St. Louis in hisjunior year. Considered an exemplary cadet, he wasfeatured in a ROTC recruiting advertisement thatran in newspaper advertisements...
...final decision on the case is pendingfurther investigation because "this is the firstcase like this I've seen involving reimbursementof a scholarship to a homosexual cadet," said Lt.Col. John C. Blake, an Army spokesperson...
Students entering ROTC have to sign a statementsaying they are not gay and agree to a contractwhich allows the military to demand reimbursementof scholarship money if any part of enrollmentagreements are violated...